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WCPE Radio, The Classical Station • Winter 2020–21

Meet Your Host: Tony Waller

How long have you been an announcer at WCPE, and what attracted you to The Classical Station? I’ve been regularly on the air since April 2019. When I moved to central North Carolina, I discov-

ered that it is better than the typical concert music radio station.

How did you get involved in broadcasting, and do you have any exciting stories to share with us from your experiences? In prepping for an upcoming show, I like researching an anecdote or factoid that enhances the listener’s experience.

What is your favorite genre of music? Who are some of your favorite composers and artists? I am a huge classical music fan. My favorites are the 19th century lyrical romantics, led by Dvořák. My interest spans the gamut from the 20th century’s Respighi and Copland to the baroque Samuel Scheidt.

Do you have a background in music per-formance? I’m an orchestral percussionist as a member of two amateur community orchestras. I studied unofficially at a conser-vatory during my teen years.

Tell us about your travels. Have you seen many concerts by different musicians around the world? Which ones stand out in your memory? My career as a con-sultant moved me around the country and enabled me to catch the first performance of Dvořák’s seldom-performed Fifth Symphony at two major concert venues.

Is there anything else your listeners might enjoy knowing about you? There is no truth to the rumor that when I’m alone at the station doing Music in the Night that I enhance the on-air music by playing “air timpani.”

On the cover:Midori Gotō, featured on Beethovenfest

Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.

Meet Your Host .......................1

Home Sweet Home .................2December Calendar .................3

January Calendar .....................4

February Calendar ...................5

Winter Highlights ....................6

Mondays This Quarter My Life in Music, Renaissance Fare .......8 Monday Night at the Symphony ............9

Opera House .........................10

Sundays This Quarter Great Sacred Music ...........................11 Preview .............................................12 Wavelengths, and Peaceful Reflections .......................13

Met Broadcast Schedule .........15

Program Listings ....................17

250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s Birth ...................28

Lately We’ve Read Rough Ideas By Stephen Hough ........................29

Classical Community .............30

Classical Events and Promotional Partners .............31

What You're Saying ...............32

table of contentsQuarter Notes®WCPE’s member magazineVol. 42, no. 4WCPE’s mission is to expand the community of classical music lovers by sharing classical music with everyone, everywhere, at any time. We entertain, educate, and engage our audience with informative announcers, programs, and publications. We strive to make it easy to appreciate and enjoy Great Classical Music.

Editor: Christina Strobl RomanoDesigner: Deborah Cruz Printer: Chamblee Graphics

WCPE StaffDeborah S. Proctor ..........................General Manager & Chief EngineerDean Baldwin .............National Business Dev’t. DirectorKristine Bellino .............................Host of Rise and ShineBob Chapman ........Host of Thursday Night Opera HouseGregg Cockroft ...................................Facilities EngineerAdrienne DiFranco ........... Accounting/Member ServicesElizabeth Elliott ............................Host of Classical Café; Music Library AssistantJohn Graham .............................Director of Engineering Charles Holloway ..........................Writer and Producer*Michael Hugo ................................................AnnouncerHaydn Jones ..................................................AnnouncerRob Kennedy ........................ Host of Great Sacred Music and Digital Content CreatorJoyce Kidd .....................................................AnnouncerDan McHugh ...................Director of Member Services*Mary Moonen ..................Underwriting Dev’t. Director; Traffic ManagerSusan Nunn .........................................Member Services; Web Team CoordinatorJane O’Connor ................ Acting Volunteer CoordinatorStu Pattison .................................................Data ServicesNick Robinson ...............................Host of As You Like It Christina Strobl Romano .................. Publications EditorDick Storck ......................Network Operations Director; Host of Allegro Sherman Wallace.......................... Host of Sleepers Awake William Woltz .......................................Music Director**This staff member is also an announcer.

©Copyright 1978–2021, WCPE Radio, Raleigh, NC. All rights reserved. All material disseminated by WCPE, including compilations, is copyrighted or used under application regulations.

Allegro; As You Like It; Classical Cafe; Quarter Notes; Rise and Shine; Sleepers, Awake!; TheClassicalStation and The Classical Station; and WCPE are registered or pending trademarks or service marks of WCPE.

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Membership: membership@theclassicalstation.orgEditor: christina_romano@theclassicalstation.orgWebsite: theclassicalstation.org

WCPE Daily ScheduleWeekdays

12:00 midnight

Sleepers, Awake with Sherman Wallace

5:30 a.m. Rise and Shine with Kristine Bellino

10:00 a.m. Classical Café with Elizabeth Elliott

9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Final Friday of each month: All-Request Friday

1:00 p.m. As You Like It with Nick Robinson

4:00 p.m. Allegro with Dick Storck

5:30 p.m. 5:30 waltz

7:00 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays: Concert Hall with Andy Huber, Charles Holloway, Warner Hall, Larry Hedlund, Bruce Matheny, Mark Schreiner, Christopher Scoville, and a variety of volunteer hostsThursdays: Thursday Night Opera House with Bob Chapman

8:00 p.m. Mondays: Monday Night at the Symphony with Andy Huber, Charles Holloway, and a variety of hosts

10:00 p.m. Music in the Night with Tony Waller, Mike Huber, Bob Chapman, and a variety of hosts

Saturdays

12:00 midnight

Sleepers, Awake with Haydn Jones

6:00 a.m. Weekend Classics with Lyle Adley-Warrick, Helen Halva, Peggy Powell, Joyce Kidd, and a variety of volunteer hosts

6:00 p.m. Saturday Evening Request Program with Haydn Jones

Sundays

12:00 midnight

Sleepers, Awake with Michael Hugo

6:00 a.m. Weekend Classics with Chuck Till and a variety of hosts

7:30 a.m. Sing for Joy with Bruce Benson

8:00 a.m. Great Sacred Music with Rob Kennedy

12:00 p.m.. Weekend Classics with Greysolynne Hyman, Naomi Lambert, Bruce Huffine, Jay Pierson, and a variety of volunteer hosts

6:00 p.m. Preview with David Jeffrey Smith, Steve Thebes, and a variety of hosts

9:00 p.m. Wavelengths with Ed Amend

10:00 p.m. Peaceful Reflections with Ed Amend

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Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 (250th anniversary of birth)

Zoltán Kodály 1882Trevor Pinnock 1946

17 ThursdayDomenico Cimarosa 1749Arthur Fiedler 1894

18 Friday All-Request FridayEdward MacDowell 1860Edmond de Stoutz 1920William Boughton 1948

19 SaturdayFritz Reiner 1888William Christie 1944

20 SundayMitsuko Uchida 1948

21 Monday Winter beginsZdeněk Fibich 1850Michael Tilson Thomas 1944András Schiff 1953

22 TuesdayCarl Friedrich Abel 1723Giacomo Puccini 1858

23 WednesdayZara Nelsova 1918Claudio Scimone 1934

24 ThursdayPeter Cornelius 1824

25 Friday Christmas DayLouis Lane 1923

26 Saturday27 Sunday28 Monday

João Domingos Bomtempo 1775Nigel Kennedy 1956

29 TuesdayPablo Casals 1876Grant Llewellyn 1960 (60th birthday)

30 WednesdayDmitry Kabalevsky 1904Nancy van de Vate 1930 (90th birthday)

31 Thursday New Year’s EveNathan Milstein 1903Jennifer Higdon 1962

1 TuesdayRudolf Buchbinder 1946

2 WednesdayJohn Barbirolli 1899Maria Callas 1923

3 ThursdayJosé Serebrier 1938

4 Friday All-Request FridayHamilton Harty 1879

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Metropolitan Opera Saturday broadcasts beginFrancesco Geminiani 1687Vítězslav Novák 1870José Carreras 1946Krystian Zimerman 1956

6 Sunday Nikolaus Harnoncourt 1929Henryk Górecki 1933

7 Monday Pearl Harbor RemembrancePietro Mascagni 1863Daniel Chorzempa 1944

8 TuesdayJean Sibelius 1865Manuel Ponce 1882James Galway 1939

9 WednesdayÉmile Waldteufel 1837Joaquín Turina 1882Joshua Bell 1967

10 Thursday Chanukah begins at sunsetCésar Franck 1822Olivier Messiaen 1908Morton Gould 1913Kathryn Stott 1958

11 Friday All-Request FridayHector Berlioz 1803Mieczysław Karłowicz 1876Valentina Lisitsa 1973

12 SaturdayJaap van Zweeden 1960 (60th birthday)

13 Sunday14 Monday

Capel Bond 1730Ron Nelson 1929Christopher Parkening 1947

15 TuesdayMichel Richard Delalande 1657

home sweet home

Deborah S. ProctorGeneral Manager

Well, we are coming to the end of the year, after a most unusual drive—thank you very much for helping us make this another vic-tory. This drive was the first time which we have really had a captive audience because of the pandemic. Before, we had to try to time the drive to get around sports games, state fairs, and other events which would have lessened listenership and participation because of the influence of alternate activi-ties. But not this time! We’ve gotten many comments on three primary topics:

The first theme is “Thank you for being there through all of this.” We are thrilled to hear from listeners who have a new love of classi-cal music and those who have rediscovered it during this time.

The next theme is “Thank you for not talk-ing about the virus and the ills of the world over the radio.” We made the conscious decision not to focus on the pandemic, or anything depressing for that matter, over the air. We prefer to be a refuge from the ills of the world.

The final theme is “I’ve been listening a lot more at home.” This increase has been noticed when we look at our listenership report. We are often now in the top ten stations in the Raleigh-Durham area. In the evenings, we are often the number one station, as people seek a respite from current events.

So here is my reflection on all of this: WCPE Radio, The Classical Station, and all

of the partner stations who simulcast our programming are helping untold multitudes get through this mess a little bit more easily. Thank you for supporting and sharing Great Classical Music with the world without cost or obligation to those who need it.

Thank you for being there for us, as we con-tinue to be there for you.

Most sincerely,

Give the gift of Great Classical Music by sending a gift membership to your friends and loved ones this holiday season! We’ll send a lovely card announcing their new membership, and they’ll receive Quarter Notes through the next year.

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january calendar february calendar1 Friday New Year’s Day, All-Request Friday2 Saturday

Mily Balakirev 1837Michael Kemp Tippett 1905

3 Sunday4 Monday

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1710Josef Suk (composer) 1874

5 TuesdayArturo Benedetti Michelangeli 1920Alfred Brendel 1931 (90th birthday)Maurizio Pollini 1942

6 WednesdayGiuseppe Sammartini 1695Max Bruch 1838Alexander Scriabin 1872

7 ThursdayFrancis Poulenc 1899Günter Wand 1912Jean-Pierre Rampal 1922Iona Brown 1941 (80th anniversary of birth)

8 Friday All-Request Friday9 Saturday

John Knowles Paine 183910 Sunday

Tor Aulin 1866Jean Martinon 1910Sherrill Milnes 1935James Morris 1947Mischa Maisky 1948Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg 1961 (60th birthday)

11 MondayReinhold Glière 1875Maurice Duruflé 1902

12 TuesdayErmanno Wolf-Ferrari 1876

13 WednesdayVasily Kalinnikov 1866Richard Addinsell 1904

14 ThursdayMariss Jansons 1943 Nicholas McGegan 1950Ben Heppner 1956 (65th birthday)Andrew Manze 1965

15 Friday All-Request FridayMalcolm Frager 1935Joseph Kalichstein 1946 (75th birthday)

16 SaturdayMarilyn Horne 1934

17 SundayFrançois-Joseph Gossec 1734

18 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. DayCésar Cui 1835Emmanuel Chabrier 1841

19 TuesdaySimon Rattle 1955

20 WednesdayErnest Chausson 1855Antonio de Almeida 1928Iván Fischer 1951 (70th birthday)

21 ThursdayPlácido Domingo 1941 (80th birthday)Uto Ughi 1944

22 Friday (All-Request Friday)Myung-Whun Chung 1953

23 SaturdayMuzio Clementi 1752

24 SundayFrederick the Great 1712E.T.A. Hoffmann 1776

25 Monday Jan Blockx 1851Wilhelm Furtwängler 1886

26 TuesdayJacqueline du Pré 1945

27 WednesdayWolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 (265th anniversary of birth)

Édouard Lalo 1823John Ogdon 1937 Jean-Philippe Collard 1948

28 ThursdayFerdinand Hérold 1791Arthur Rubinstein 1887John Tavener 1944

29 Friday All-Request FridayFrederick Delius 1862Malcolm Binns 1936Cho-Liang Lin 1960

30 SaturdayJohann Joachim Quantz 1697Lynn Harrell 1944

31 SundayFranz Schubert 1797Phillip Glass 1937Ofra Harnoy 1965

1 Monday Francesco Veracini 1690Johan Agrell 1701Victor Herbert 1859Renata Tebaldi 1922

2 TuesdayFritz Kreisler 1875Jascha Heifetz 1901Paul O’Dette 1954

3 WednesdayFelix Mendelssohn 1809

4 ThursdayErich Leinsdorf 1912

5 Friday All-Request FridayJohn Pritchard 1921

6 SaturdayClaudio Arrau 1903

7 SundayWilhelm Stenhammar 1871Antoni Wit 1944

8 MondayAndré Ernest Modeste Grétry 1741John Williams (composer/ conductor) 1932

9 Tuesday10 Wednesday

Leontyne Price 1927Peter Boyer 1970

11 ThursdayRudolf Firkušný 1912Alexander Gibson 1926

12 Friday All-Request FridayJan Ladislav Dussek 1760

13 SaturdayFernando Sor 1778

14 Sunday Valentine’s Day by advance requestRenée Fleming 1959

15 Monday Presidents’ DayMichael Praetorius 1571

16 TuesdayEliahu Inbal 1936 (85th birthday)John Corigliano 1938

17 WednesdayArcangelo Corelli 1653Henri Vieuxtemps 1820Edward German 1862Anner Bylsma 1934

18 Thursday19 Friday All-Request Friday

Luigi Boccherini 174320 Saturday

Carl Czerny 1791Charles de Bériot 1802Christoph Eschenbach 1940Riccardo Chailly 1953

21 SundayLéo Delibes 1836Charles-Marie Widor 1844Andrés Segovia 1893

22 MondayNiels Gade 1817Louis Auriacombe 1917

23 TuesdayGeorge Frideric Handel 1685

24 WednesdayJiří Bělohlávek 1946 (75th anniversary of birth)

25 ThursdayEnrico Caruso 1873Jesús López-Cobos 1940

26 Friday All-Request FridayAntonín Reicha 1770Frank Bridge 1879

27 SaturdayHubert Parry 1848Marian Anderson 1897Mirella Freni 1935Gidon Kremer 1947

28 SundayJean-Baptiste Arban 1825Gioachino Rossini 1792 (observed)

Jiří Bělohlávek b. 1946 (75th anniversary of birth)

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winter highlights fall highlightsBy William Woltz

The Metropolitan OperaSaturday, December 5While the Met has cancelled its 2020–21 season of live performances, the company remains committed to providing a complete schedule of Saturday matinee radio broadcasts from December 5, 2020, through June 5, 2021, featuring classic, pre-recorded opera performances.

Chanukah (Hanukkah)Begins at sunset Thursday, December 10We’ll celebrate the beginning of the Jewish Festival of Lights with special music on December 10 at 6:00 p.m., with additional seasonal selections throughout the eight-day observance.

BeethovenfestDecember 14–16This year the world marks the 250th anniver-sary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, a tragic figure whose towering accomplishments forever changed the course of music. His compositions embody the best of qualities of mankind—freedom, dignity, and heroism in the face of adversity. We’ll spend three days celebrating the music of Beethoven, culminat-ing on the presumed day of his birth with his stirring Symphony no. 9 in D Minor.

ChristmasCelebrate the magic of Christmas with The Classical Station as we bring you the best music of the season from the classi-cal tradition, embracing the sacred wonder and sheer joy of the season. Stay tuned for details of special programs created by Bob Chapman, host of Thursday Night Opera House; Rob Kennedy, host of Great Sacred Music; and George Douglas, host of Renaissance Fare.

Our New Top-100 ListSaturday, December 26–Thursday, December 31Join us as we unveil the results of The Classical Station’s recent survey of your Top 100 listener favorites. We’ll feature your top choices all through the week.

New Year’s 2020–21We bid farewell to this most unusual year with Viennese waltzes and other festive favorites starting at 10:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. We’ll ring in the New Year at midnight with music of Beethoven. And because New Year’s Day falls on an All-Request Friday, you’ll get to choose your favorite music through the day to usher in 2021.

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Russian Romantics WeekendJanuary 16–17The stark beauty of the Russian landscape, and the passion of the people who live there, provided plenty of musical inspiration for composers such as Mussorgsky, Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Join us for one of our favorite feature weekends.

Martin Luther King Jr. DayJanuary 18We celebrate the legacy of Dr. King with music of American composers and performers.

Mozart MadnessJanuary 25–27From the boy wonder pianist of Salzburg to the troubled young genius in Vienna, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created an extraordinary amount of music in his 35-year lifespan. We bring you a three-day celebration of his symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, opera, and sacred music in celebration of the 265th anniversary of his birth.

Black History MonthFebruaryWe’ll celebrate music by composers and performers of African ancestry throughout the month.

Simply Strings WeekendFebruary 6–7We don’t know who first discovered the joy of tightening a string and plucking it to make a note. But we can see how far that concept has come, evidenced by the masterful string works of Bach, Paganini, and Brahms. We feature music for violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, mandolin, and harp, in performances by the great masters of the 20th century as well as today’s brightest young players.

Please consider leaving a planned gift to WCPE in your will. A bequest is just one way to leave a legacy that will ensure that The Classical Station can continue broadcasting for generations to come. For more information, please call Dan McHugh at 919.556.5178.

Valentine’s Day by Advance RequestSunday, February 14Make a classical music request in honor of your sweetie. We’ll play as many requests and dedications as we can from noon to 5:00 p.m., but because of the shortened hours we encourage you to ask for shorter works or single movements. Submit your request by February 10 to make sure we can play it for you.

Presidents DayMonday, February 15We’ll play patriotic selections and American music to honor our leaders through the years.

All-Request Fridays, weeklyOur popular All-Request Friday continues every week (although we will take break on Christmas Day). Submit your request online anytime at TheClassicalStation.org, or call WCPE at 919-556-0123 on Friday morn-ing. We’ll play your requests from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.

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By William Woltz Mondays at 8:00 p.m. (eastern)Each week on Monday Night at the Symphony, we like to highlight the work of one great orchestra. But sometimes we go in another direction, as we will on December 14, when we present our all-Beethoven edition of the program in celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday.

We also bring you our annual holiday edi-tion on December 21 and an All-Mozart program on January 25.

December 7 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 14 All-Beethoven edition 21 Holiday edition 28 London Symphony Orchestra

January 4 Philadelphia Orchestra 11 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 18 Boston Symphony Orchestra 25 All-Mozart edition

February 1 Bamberg Symphony 8 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 15 Berlin Philharmonic 22 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Second Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Third Sundays at 5:00 p.m. (All times eastern) With host George DouglasRenaissance Fare will visit several European countries on our December program for a

glimpse of the sounds of Christmas dur-ing the 1400s and 1500s. Many beautiful holiday tunes and hymns were written dur-ing the Renaissance period. Don’t miss our Christmas edition on Monday, December 14, at 7:00 p.m. Its repeat broadcast will be on Sunday, December 20, at 5:00 p.m.

What was New Year’s like musically 500 years ago? Even the wonderful Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra had not been invented yet! Celebrating the first day of the new year has been an important tradi-tion even before the existence of the Julian

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Libby Larsen Composer December 7

Mark Abel Composer February 8

Jan Lisiecki PianistJanuary 4

First Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Second Sundays at 5:00 p.m. (All times eastern) With host Rob Kennedy

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calendar. Dancing and partying required music! Join us for our New Year’s edition of Renaissance Fare on Monday, January 11, at 7:00 p.m., or for its repeat broadcast on Sunday, January 17, at 5:00 p.m.

February is the month of presidents and love, and we’ll feature music for both! We’ll prob-ably substitute music for kings rather than presidents, but fortunately love remains pretty much the same! This edition of Renaissance Fare will be heard on Monday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. and has a repeat broadcast on Sunday, February 14, at 5:00 p.m.

My Life in Music is a monthly program that showcases professional musicians who share stories about their careers and their work. Interwoven with the conversations are musical selections which illustrate the talking points. Join us on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. eastern and again the following Sunday at 5:00 p.m. This quarter our guests are composer Libby Larsen, pianist Jan Lisiecki, and composer Mark Abel.

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opera houseDecember 6Bach: Cantata BWV 70 Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John ChrysostomDecember 13Bach: Cantata 186 (Ärgre dich, o Seele, Nicht) Moulu: Missa Missus est Gabriel AngelusDecember 20Handel: Messiah (complete)December 27Bach: Cantata BWV 133 Berlioz: L’Enfance du ChristJanuary 3Bach: Cantata BWV 248/5 Hummel: Mass in E-flatJanuary 10Bach: Cantata 124 (Meinen Jesum Lass ich Nicht) Kraus: Funeral MusicJanuary 17Bach: Cantata BWV 13 Haydn: The SeasonsJanuary 24Bach: Cantata BWV 111 Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John ChrysostomJanuary 31Bach: Cantata BWV 144 Fiocco: Missa Solemnis in D

February 7Bach: Cantata BWV 126 Mendelssohn: ElijahFebruary 14Bach: Cantata BWV 23 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in DFebruary 21Bach: Motet BWV 227 Zelenka: Requiem in C MinorFebruary 28Bach: Motet BWV 228 DuBois: The Seven Last Words of Christ

Great Sacred MusicSundays at 8:00 a.m. (eastern) With host Rob Kennedy

sundays this quarterJanuary 14 Verdi’s Don CarloDon Carlo (Sylvester) is engaged to Elisabetta (Millo), but his father Filippo II (Furlanetto) marries her instead. Rodrigo (Chernov) tries to reconcile father and son but the Grand Inquisitor (Ramey) forces the king to assassinate him.

January 21 Offenbach’s Les Contes d’HoffmannA poet, Hoffmann (Domingo), is inspired by three muses (Gruberová) but several villains (Bacquier, Morris, Diaz) conspire against him. (From the Ruocchio Archives.)

Mozart’s, et al., Der Stein der Weisen January 28 & Der Wohltätige DerwischFirst performed in 1790 and 1791, The Philosopher’s Stone and The Beneficient Dervish are pastiches—with music by Mozart, Henneberg, Schack, Gerl, and Schikaneder—that anticipate The Magic Flute.

February 4 Rossini’s OtelloOtello (Carreras) is in love with Desdemona (Von Stade), who’s been promised by her father, Elmiro (Ramey), to Rodrigo (Fisichella). Iago (Pastine) tells Otello that she’s been unfaithful.

Bernstein’s On the Town February 11 & West Side StoryOn a 24-hour leave in New York City, three sailors (Garrison, Ollmann, Hampson) meet and connect with three women (Von Stade, Daly, McLaughlin). In a modern Romeo and Juliet story, a Puerto Rican woman, Maria (Te Kanawa), falls in love with a “real” American, Tony (Carreras).

February 18 Bellini’s NormaA Druid priestess, Norma (Callas), is in a love triangle with her best friend, Adalgisa (Ludwig), and the father of her children, Pollione (Corelli). (From the Ruocchio Archives.)

February 25 Debussy’s Pelléas et MélisandeAfter meeting Mélisande (Ewing) while hunting in the forest, Prince Golaud (Van Allen) marries her and then introduces his new wife to his half-brother, Pelléas (Le Roux)—and they promptly begin an adulterous relationship.

December 3 Puccini’s ToscaTosca (Freni), a singer, gives herself to the Roman police chief, Scarpia (Ramey), to save her painter boyfriend, Cavaradossi (Domingo).

December 10 Berlioz’s La Damnation de FaustAn aged philosopher, Faust (Lewis), sells his soul to the devil, Méphistophélès (Terfel), in exchange for another shot at youth, then seduces the beautiful Marguerite (Von Otter).

December 17 Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio SegretoPaolino (Davies) is secretly married to Carolina (Auger), younger daughter of Geronimo (Fischer-Dieskau). (From the Ruocchio Archives.)

December 24 Christmas Eve at the Opera HouseSacred Christmas music performed by past- and present-day opera stars.

December 31 J. Strauss’s Die FledermausEisenstein (Kmentt) accepts Falke’s (Berry) invitation to a party; wife Rosalinde (Gueden) is visited by an old flame, Alfred (Zampieri); maid Adele (Köth) goes to the party of Prince Orlofsky (Resnik).

January 7 Janáček’s The Cunning Little VixenA clever, sharp-eared fox known as the Vixen (Watson) learns about life while on short adven-tures with other wildlife and a few humans.

Great Sacred Music is made possible by our listeners and the following people and organizations:

All Saints Anglican ChurchRaleigh, NC

The Chapel of the CrossChapel Hill, NC

Dr. & Mrs. Harold ChapmanMacon, GA

David CrabtreeRaleigh, NC

Ethel GirvinTimberlake, NC

Dr. Alfred GoshawChapel Hill, NC

Dr. Jerry GriseCary, NC

Blaine Paxton HallFearrington Village, NC

Rev. David Livingstone JamesCary, NC

Carole KeelerGreensboro, NC

Kirk of KildareCary, NC

James H. LazenbyFearrington Village, NC

Blaine Hall PaxtonFearrington Village, NC

William MarleyRaleigh, NC

Dr. Thomas Nutt-PowellBoston, MA

William RaperRaleigh, NC

Claude and Sarah SnowChapel Hill, NC

University Presbyterian ChurchChapel Hill, NC

If you or your organization would like to be a patron of Great Sacred Music, contact Rob Kennedy via e-mail or phone at 919-740-5180.

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Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. (eastern) With host Bob Chapman

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Sundays at 9:00 p.m. (eastern) With host Ed AmendPolish avant-garde composer Henryk Górecki (1933–2010) set the classical music world ablaze with the 1992 recording of his Symphony no. 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. Inspired by the themes of maternal love and wartime loss, with texts sung by soprano Dawn Upshaw, the release went on to sell more than a million copies, a number unheard of for a classical recording up to that point.

Join The Classical Station as we present this moving performance on Wavelengths on Sunday, December 6, the anniversary of the composer’s birth.

We’ll also hear new music by Anna Clyne, John Luther Adams, and Michael Torke in the coming weeks.

We showcase the best music of contempo-rary composers each week on Wavelengths, a mix of 21st century compositions and significant pieces from the last century.

Sundays at 6:00 p.m. (eastern) With host David Jeffrey SmithBy Rob KennedyEvery Sunday, The Classical Station presents Preview, a program featuring new classical recording releases. From symphonies to vocal music, from ballet to chamber music, we sample new interpretations of familiar music, as well as newer music. A regular feature of Preview is an interview at approximately 7:00 p.m. We speak with performing musicians and composers from around the world. If you miss the interview on a Sunday evening, you will find our interviews on the Preview page on our website at TheClassicalStation.org under the Programs menu.

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John Aylward, composerSundays at 10:00 p.m. (eastern) With host Ed AmendFollowing Wavelengths, WCPE brings you two hours of music intended to help you unwind from the week that’s ending and prepare for the one ahead. Peaceful Reflections is a thoughtful, relaxing mix of orchestral, chamber, choral, and organ works, a perfect way to end a Sunday evening.

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December 5War and Peace (Prokofiev) Performance from March 2, 2002Valery Gergiev; Anna Netrebko (Natasha Rostova), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Sonya), Elena Obraztsova (Mme. Akhrosimova), Gegam Grigorian (Count Pierre Bezukhov), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Prince Andrei), Vassily Gerello (Napoleon Bonaparte), Samuel Ramey (Field Marshal Kutuzov)

December 12Fidelio (Beethoven) Performance from April 1, 2017Sebastian Weigle; Adrianne Pieczonka (Leonore), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (Marzelline), Klaus Florian Vogt (Florestan), David Portillo (Jaquino), Greer Grimsley (Don Pizarro), Falk Struckmann (Rocco), Günther Groissböck (Don Fernando)

December 19Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) (English-language version) Performance from January 6, 2018Donald Runnicles; Lisette Oropesa (Gretel), Tara Erraught (Hansel), Dolora Zajick (Gertrude), Gerhard Siegel (Witch), Quinn Kelsey (Peter)

December 26The Magic Flute (Mozart) (abridged English-language version) Performance from December 21, 2010Erik Nielsen; Susanna Phillips (Pamina), Erika Miklósa (Queen of the Night), Russell Thomas (Tamino), Alan Oke (Monostatos), Nathan Gunn (Papageno), Morris Robinson (Sarastro)

January 2Satyagraha (Philip Glass) Performance from November 19, 2011Dante Anzolini; Rachelle Durkin (Miss Schlesen), Richard Croft (M. K. Gandhi), Kim Josephson (Mr. Kallenbach), Alfred Walker (Parsi Rustomji)

January 9Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Performance from April 26, 2007Maurizio Benini; Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Claudia Waite (Berta), Lawrence Brownlee (Count Almaviva), Russell Braun (Figaro), John Del Carlo (Dr. Bartolo), Samuel Ramey (Don Basilio)

January 16La Traviata (Verdi) Performance from January 18, 2020Karel Mark Chichon; Aleksandra Kurzak (Violetta Valéry), Dmytro Popov (Alfredo Germont), Quinn Kelsey (Giorgio Germont)

March 20Le Comte Ory (Rossini) Performance from February 2, 2013Maurizio Benini; Pretty Yende (Countess Adèle), Karine Deshayes (Isolier), Susanne Resmark (Ragonde), Juan Diego Flórez (Count Ory), Nathan Gunn (Raimbaud), Nicola Ulivieri (Tutor)

March 27Don Giovanni (Mozart) Performance from March 10, 2012Andrew Davis; Marina Rebeka (Donna Anna), Ellie Dehn (Donna Elvira), Isabel Leonard (Zerlina), Matthew Polenzani (Don Ottavio), Gerald Finley (Don Giovanni), Bryn Terfel (Leporello), Shenyang (Masetto), James Morris (Commendatore)

April 3Rusalka (Dvořák) Performance from February 8, 2014Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Renée Fleming (Rusalka), Emily Magee (Foreign Princess), Dolora Zajick (Ježibaba), Piotr Beczała (Prince), John Relyea (Water Gnome)

April 10La Bohème (Puccini) Performance from October 2, 2017Alexander Soddy; Angel Blue (Mimì), Brigitte Kele (Musetta), Dmytro Popov (Rodolfo), Lucas Meachem (Marcello), Duncan Rock (Schaunard), David Soar (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro)

April 17From the House of the Dead (Janácek) Performance from December 2, 2009Esa-Pekka Salonen, Stefan Margita (Filka Morozov/Kuzmich), Eric Stoklossa (Alyeya), Peter Mattei (Shishkov), Willard White (Gorianchikov)

April 24Die Frau ohne Schatten (R. Strauss) Performance from November 26, 2013Vladimir Jurowski; Anne Schwanewilms (Empress), Christine Goerke (Dyer’s Wife), Ildikó Komlósi (Nurse), Torsten Kerl (Emperor), Johan Reuter (Barak), Richard Paul Fink (Messenger)

May 1Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Performance from April 16, 2016Maurizio Benini; Sondra Radvanovsky (Elisabetta), Elīna Garanča (Sara), Matthew Polenzani (Roberto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Duke of Nottingham)

May 8Anna Netrebko Puccini Gala Performance from December 31, 2019Yannick Nézet-Séguin; La Bohème, Act I: Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Matthew Polenzani (Rodolfo), Quinn Kelsey (Marcello), Davide Luciano (Schaunard), Christian Van Horn (Colline), Arthur Woodley (Benoit); Tosca, Act I: Anna Netrebko (Tosca), Yusif Eyvazov (Cavaradossi), Evgeny Nikitin (Scarpia), Patrick Carfizzi (Sacristan); Turandot, Act II: Anna Netrebko (Turandot), Yusif Eyvazov (Calàf)

May 15Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Performance from October 8, 2016Simon Rattle; Nina Stemme (Isolde), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Stuart Skelton (Tristan), Evgeny Nikitin (Kurwenal), René Pape (King Marke)

May 22I Puritani (Bellini) Performance from February 18, 2017Maurizio Benini; Diana Damrau (Elvira Walton), Javier Camarena (Lord Arturo Talbot), Alexey Markov (Riccardo Forth), Luca Pisaroni (Giorgio Walton)

May 29Otello (Verdi) Performance from October 17, 2015Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Sonya Yoncheva (Desdemona), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Otello), Dimitri Pittas (Cassio), Željko Lučić (Iago), Günther Groissböck (Lodovico)

June 5Billy Budd (Britten) Performance from March 8, 1997Steuart Bedford; Philip Langridge (Captain Vere), Dwayne Croft (Billy Budd), James Morris (Claggart), Victor Braun (Mr. Redburn), Julien Robbins (Lt. Ratcliffe), James Courtney (Mr. Flint), Paul Plishka (Dansker)

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January 23ll Trovatore (Verdi) Performance from January 27, 1961Fausto Cleva; Leontyne Price (Leonora), Irene Dalis (Azucena), Franco Corelli (Manrico), Robert Merrill (di Luna), William Wilderman (Ferrando)

January 30Faust (Gounod) Performance from December 10, 2011Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Marina Poplavskaya (Marguerite), Michèle Losier (Siebel), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust), Russell Braun (Valentin), René Pape (Méphistophélès)

February 6Listeners’ Choice: Historic Met Broadcast Opera TBA

February 13Cendrillon (Massenet) Performance from April 28, 2018Bertrand de Billy; Kathleen Kim (La Fée), Joyce DiDonato (Cendrillon), Alice Coote (Le Prince Charmant), Stephanie Blythe (Madame de la Haltière), Laurent Naouri (Pandolfe)

February 20La Rondine (Puccini) Performance from January 10, 2009Marco Armiliato; Angela Gheorghiu (Magda), Lisette Oropesa (Lisette), Roberto Alagna (Ruggero), Marius Brenciu (Prunier), Samuel Ramey (Rambaldo)

February 27Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) Performance from May 13, 2017Sebastian Weigle; Renée Fleming (Marschallin), Elīna Garanča (Octavian), Erin Morley (Sophie), Helene Schneiderman (Annina), Matthew Polenzani (A Singer), Alan Oke (Valzacchi), Markus Brück (Faninal), Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs)

March 6Carmen (Bizet) Performance from November 1, 2014Pablo Heras-Casado; Anita Hartig (Micaëla), Anita Rachvelishvili (Carmen), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Don José), Ildar Abdrazakov (Escamillo)

March 13Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Performance from January 10, 2018Harry Bicket; Ailyn Pérez (Countess), Nadine Sierra (Susanna), Isabel Leonard (Cherubino), Katarina Leoson (Marcellina), Mariusz Kwiecien (Count), Ildar Abdrazakov (Figaro), Maurizio Muraro (Dr. Bartolo)

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program listings (december)December Featured WorksAll programming is subject to change. For a complete list of a specific day’s music, go to TheClassicalStation.org.

1 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G

10:00 a.m. Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures12:00 p.m. Delius: “Sleigh Ride”

2:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 36 in C, K. 425 (Linz)

3:00 p.m. Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A-flat7:00 p.m. Locatelli: Christmas Concerto

in F Minor8:00 p.m. Ravel: Noble and Sentimental Waltzes9:00 p.m. Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 2 in F

2 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 in G

10:00 a.m. Mozart: Serenade no. 10 in B-flat (Gran Partita)

12:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker

2:00 p.m. Delius: In a Summer Garden3:00 p.m. Hummel: Trumpet Concerto6:00 p.m. Bizet: “Habanera” from Carmen8:00 p.m. Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 2 in D9:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in

B-flat Minor10:00 p.m. Vaughan Williams: “Fantasia on

‘Greensleeves’”

3 Thursday8:00 a.m. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, op. 72, no. 8

in A-flat9:00 a.m. Brahms: Variations on a Theme

by Haydn11:00 a.m. Delibes: Suite from Coppélia12:00 p.m. Traditional: Two carols for Advent

2:00 p.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade3:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 25 in C5:00 p.m. Vivaldi: Christmas Concerto in E7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Chadwick: “Noel” from Symphonic Sketches

4 Friday8:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Six Christmas Pieces9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Harty: “In Ireland”

5 Saturday8:00 a.m. Geminiani: Concerto no. 10 in F9:00 a.m. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor

10:00 a.m. Rossini: The Fantastic Toyshop11:00 a.m. Novák: In the Tatra Mountains

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Massenet: “Pourquoi me Réveiller?”

from Werther

6 Sunday7:00 a.m. Traditional: “O Come, o Come

Emmanuel”9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 70 (Wachet! Betet! Betet!

Wachet!)10:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John

Chrysostom12:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G

1:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 3 in D (Polish)

2:00 p.m. Dvořák: The Noonday Witch3:00 p.m. Debussy: Suite Bergamasque4:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C (Jupiter)5:00 p.m. Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite

10:00 p.m. Górecki: Symphony no. 3

7 Monday8:00 a.m. Jessel: “Parade of the Wooden

Soldiers”9:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker

for two pianos10:00 a.m. Telemann: Overture in D from

Tafelmusik12:00 p.m. “Taps,” “America the Beautiful”

2:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 5 in B-flat3:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 3 in

D Minor6:00 p.m. Handel: Organ Concerto in F7:00 p.m. My Life in Music8:00 p.m. Ravel: Suite no. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé9:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 2 in D

10:00 p.m. Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

8 Tuesday8:00 a.m. Traditional: Fantasia on “In Dulci Jubilo”9:00 a.m. R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

10:00 a.m. Sibelius: Karelia Suite12:00 p.m. Traditional: “Cradle Song”

2:00 p.m. Mozart: Concerto in C for Flute and Harp

program listings (december)3:00 p.m. Ponce: Piano Concerto4:00 p.m. Sibelius: “Finlandia”7:00 p.m. Traditional: Three French Carols8:00 p.m. Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 in E-flat9:00 p.m. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

10:00 p.m. Lauridsen: “O Magnum Mysterium”

9 Wednesday8:00 a.m. Traditional: A Suite of English Carols9:00 a.m. Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin

and Orchestra10:00 a.m. Chopin: Ballade no. 1 in G Minor11:00 a.m. Torelli: Christmas Concerto in G Minor

2:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B Minor (Unfinished)

3:00 p.m. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 2 in E5:30 p.m. Waldteufel: “Diamond Rain”7:00 p.m. Bizet: Carmen Suite no. 18:00 p.m. Franck: Violin Sonata in A9:00 p.m. Turina: Sinfonia Sevillana

10 Thursday8:00 a.m. Herbert: “March of the Toys” from

Babes in Toyland9:00 a.m. Gould: “Amber Waves”

10:00 a.m. Franck: Symphonic Variations12:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: “Havanaise”

2:00 p.m. Fauré: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra3:00 p.m. Franck: Symphony in D Minor6:00 p.m. Chanukah, in Story and Song7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Messiaen: “O Sacrum Convivium”

11 Friday8:00 a.m. Berlioz: “Shepherds’ Farewell” from

L’Enfance du Christ9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Liszt: “Liebestraum” no. 3 in A-flat

12 Saturday8:00 a.m. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks9:00 a.m. Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor

(Christmas Concerto)10:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4

in F Minor11:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 in A

(Italian)12:00 p.m. Ives: “A Christmas Carol”

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera4:00 p.m. Debussy: La Mer

5:00 p.m. Bullard: Chanukah Suite

13 Sunday7:00 a.m. Traditional: Three German carols9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 186 (Ärgre Dich, o Seele,

Nicht)10:00 a.m. Moulu: Missa Missus est Gabriel

Angelus12:00 p.m. Hess: “A Christmas Overture”

1:00 p.m. Vivaldi: Four Seasons2:00 p.m. Grieg: Holberg Suite3:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 3 in F4:00 p.m. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A5:00 p.m. My Life in Music

14 Monday8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Overture to King Stephen9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 26 in

E-flat (Les Adieux)10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 in C12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Overture to Egmont

2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat (Eroica)

3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique)

4:00 p.m. Beethoven: 12 Variations on Handel’s “See the Conquering Hero Comes”

5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture

7:00 p.m. Renaissance Fare8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 2

in B-flat9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D

10:00 p.m. Beethoven: String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat

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program listings (december)15 Tuesday

9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat12:00 p.m. Beethoven: “Coriolan” Overture

2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat (Archduke)3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C6:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14 in

C-sharp Minor (Moonlight)7:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C Minor8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Cello Sonata no. 1 in F

10:00 p.m. Beethoven: “Andante Favori” in F

16 Wednesday8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 39:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3

in C Minor10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 17

in D Minor (Tempest)2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F

(Pastoral)3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Septet in E-flat5:00 p.m. Beethoven: “Hallelujah” from Christ on

the Mount of Olives7:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in

E-flat (Emperor)8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D Minor

(Choral)

17 Thursday8:00 a.m. Leroy Anderson: “Sleigh Ride”9:00 a.m. Cimarosa: Concertante in G for Two

Flutes and Orchesta10:00 a.m. Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor

(Christmas Concerto)11:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 38 in D (Prague)12:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

2:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker4:00 p.m. Bloch: “Simchat Torah” from Baal

Shem Suite5:00 p.m. Falla: Three Dances from The Three-

Cornered Hat6:00 p.m. Traditional: “What Child is This?”7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Biebl: “Ave Maria”

18 Friday1:00 a.m. Leontovych: “Carol of the Bells”9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Gruber: “Stille Nacht”

19 Saturday8:00 a.m. Traditional: “God Rest Ye Merry,

Gentlemen”9:00 a.m. Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat

10:00 a.m. Leroy Anderson: “A Christmas Festival”11:00 a.m. Lullabies and Carols for Christmas

202012:00 p.m. Handel: “For unto us a Child is Born”

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera4:00 p.m. Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole5:00 p.m. Anonymous: Three Settings of

“Greensleeves”

20 Sunday7:00 a.m. Traditional: “Coventry Carol”

(three settings)9:00 a.m. Handel: Messiah

12:00 p.m. Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

1:00 p.m. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf2:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 11 in A3:00 p.m. Reed: Russian Christmas Music4:00 p.m. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on

Christmas Carols5:00 p.m. Renaissance Fare

21 Monday8:00 a.m Traditional: Four early American carols

9:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G Minor (Winter Dreams)

10:00 a.m. Fibich: Symphony No. 1 in F12:00 p.m. Herbert: “March of the Toys” from

Babes in Toyland2:00 p.m. Copland: Appalachian Spring3:00 p.m. Stradella: Christmas Sonata in D for

Trumpet and Strings5:00 p.m. Jessel: “Parade of the Wooden

Soldiers”7:00 p.m. Nicolai: Christmas Overture8:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio9:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker

10:00 p.m. Poulenc: Four Christmas Motets

22 Tuesday8:00 a.m. Traditional: Two Spanish Renaissance

Carols9:00 a.m. Puccini: Symphonic Prelude in A

10:00 a.m. Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for Brass Choir

program listings (december/january)12:00 p.m. Goss: “See Amid the Winter’s Snow”

2:00 p.m. Holst: “A Winter Idyll”3:00 p.m. Britten: “Men of Goodwill (Variations on

a Christmas Carol)”5:00 p.m. Puccini: “Nessun Dorma!” from

Turandot7:00 p.m. Leroy Anderson: “Sleigh Ride”8:00 p.m. Lullabies and Carols for Christmas 20209:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 25 in G Minor

23 Wednesday8:00 a.m. Mozart: “Ave Verum Corpus”9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 23 in F

Minor (Appassionata)10:00 a.m. Bizet: Children’s Games (Jeux d’Enfants)12:00 p.m. Traditional: “El Noi de la Mare”

2:00 p.m. Elgar: Enigma Variations3:00 p.m. Bizet: Symphony in C5:00 p.m. Traditional: “Here We Come

a-Wassailing”7:00 p.m. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248,

Part One8:00 p.m. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols9:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 7 in D Minor

10:00 p.m. Yon: “Gesu Bambino”

24 Thursday8:00 a.m. Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for

Woodwinds9:00 a.m. Handel: Suite in F from Water Music

10:00 a.m. Traditional: Christmas hymns and carols12:00 p.m. Cornelius: “The Three Kings”

2:00 p.m. Holst: “Christmas Day”3:00 p.m. Reed: Russian Christmas Music4:00 p.m. Handel: Messiah7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve at the Opera House

10:00 p.m. Traditional: Christmas hymns and carols

25 FridayChristmas Day: Listen throughout the day as The Classical Station brings you the finest in carols, hymns, and seasonal favorites for Christmas.

26 Saturday–31 ThursdayWe unveil the results of our new top-100 survey of your favorite selections. Listen through the week for the best in classical music according to The Classical Station’s loyal listeners.

January Featured WorksAll programming is subject to change. For a complete list of a specific day’s music, go to TheClassicalStation.org.

1 Friday8:00 a.m. Shostakovich: “Festive Overture”9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Schubert: Impromptu in A-flat, D. 899, no. 4

2 Saturday8:00 a.m. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 2 in E9:00 a.m. Balakirev: Symphony no. 2 in D Minor

10:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D Minor

11:00 a.m. Handel: Suite from Il Pastor Fido12:00 p.m. Balakirev: “Islamey, an Oriental

Fantasy”1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

3 Sunday7:00 a.m. Thompson: “Choose Something Like

a Star”9:00 a.m. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248,

Part Five10:00 a.m. Hummel: Mass in E-flat12:00 p.m. Prokofiev: Symphony no. 1 in D

(Classical)1:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 31 in D (Paris)2:00 p.m. Brahms: Serenade no. 1 in D3:00 p.m. Fauré: Suite from Masques et

Bergamasques4:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy

Overture5:00 p.m. Addinsell: “Warsaw Concerto”

4 Monday8:00 a.m. Purcell: Suite from Abdelazar9:00 a.m. Pergolesi: Violin Concerto in B-flat

10:00 a.m. Grieg: Suite no. 1 from Peer Gynt12:00 p.m. Suk: “Toward a New Life (Festival

March)”1:00 p.m. Haydn: String Quartet in C (Emperor)2:00 p.m. Delibes: Suite from Coppélia3:00 p.m. Suk: Fantastic Scherzo7:00 p.m. My Life in Music8:00 p.m. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

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program listings (january)9:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme

of Paganini10:00 p.m. Suk: “Love Song”

5 Tuesday8:00 a.m. Holst: Brook Green Suite9:00 a.m. Schumann: Fantasy in C

10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat (Emperor)

12:00 p.m. Chopin: Polonaise in A (Military)2:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 17 in G3:00 p.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol7:00 p.m. Rossini: Overture to Semiramide8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 15 in D

(Pastoral)9:00 p.m. Borodin: Symphony no. 2 in B Minor

10:00 p.m. Copland: “Quiet City”

6 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Giuseppe Sammartini: Cello Concerto

10:00 a.m. Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra

12:00 p.m. Scriabin: “Reverie”2:00 p.m. Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1 in G Minor3:00 p.m. Telemann: Suite in D for Viola da

Gamba and Strings7:00 p.m. Kabalevsky: Suite from Colas Breugnon8:00 p.m. Bruch: Concerto for Two Pianos9:00 p.m. Schumann: Symphony no. 4 in D Minor

10:00 p.m. Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 2 in G-sharp Minor (Sonata-Fantasie)

7 Thursday9:00 a.m. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 in B-flat11:00 a.m. Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suite no. 112:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 35 in D (Haffner)

1:00 p.m. Leclair: Violin Concerto in B-flat2:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 6 in C3:00 p.m. Molino: Guitar Concerto in E Minor5:00 p.m. Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Die

Meistersinger von Nürnberg7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe and Piano

8 Friday8:00 a.m. Ravel: “Alborada del Gracioso”

9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday10:00 p.m. Bowen: Phantasy for Viola and Piano

9 Saturday8:00 a.m. Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 3 in E-flat9:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Overture to A

Midsummer Night’s Dream10:00 a.m. Paine: Symphony no. 2 in A (In the

Spring)11:00 a.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F12:00 p.m. Weber: Clarinet Concerto no. 1

in F Minor1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Paine: The Tempest

10 Sunday7:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 124 (Meinen Jesum Lass

Ich Nicht)10:00 a.m. Kraus: Funeral Music for Gustav III12:00 p.m. Ravel: Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

1:00 p.m. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D2:00 p.m. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor3:00 p.m. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G4:00 p.m. Strauss II: Overture to Die Fledermaus5:00 p.m. My Life in Music

11 Monday9:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 85 in B-flat

(The Queen)10:00 a.m. Glière: Harp Concerto in E-flat12:00 p.m. Weber: Overture to Oberon

1:00 p.m. Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B Minor2:00 p.m. Dvořák: Rusalka Fantasy3:00 p.m. Glière: Red Poppy Suite7:00 p.m. Renaissance Fare8:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in E

Minor9:00 p.m. Britten: Variations and Fugue on a

Theme of Purcell10:00 p.m. Duruflé: “Agnus Dei” from Requiem

12 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Handel: Concerto Grosso in C from

Alexander’s Feast10:00 a.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E Minor12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3

2:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 29 in A3:00 p.m. Schubert: Fantasia in C (Wanderer

Fantasy)4:00 p.m. Wolf-Ferrari: Overture to Susanna’s

Secret7:00 p.m. Dvořák: Scherzo Capriccioso8:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: The Muse and the Poet9:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 in A

(Italian)10:00 p.m. Wolf-Ferrari: Suite Concertino in F

13 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Addinsell: “Warsaw Concerto”

10:00 a.m. Kalinnikov: Symphony no. 1 in G Minor12:00 p.m. Suppé: Overture to Pique Dame

2:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 8 in A Minor3:00 p.m. Schumann: Symphony no. 1 in B-flat

(Spring)7:00 p.m. Respighi: The Birds8:00 p.m. Kalinnikov: Symphony no. 2 in A9:00 p.m. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor

10:00 p.m. Larsson: A Winter’s Tale

14 Thursday9:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto

in E Minor10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 2

in B-flat12:00 p.m. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp

1:00 p.m. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 1 in A Minor2:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4

in F Minor3:00 p.m. Handel: Suite in F from Water Music5:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: “Havanaise”6:00 p.m. R. Strauss: “Di Rigori Armato il Seno”

from Der Rosenkavalier7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Debussy: “Clair de Lune” from Suite Bergamasque

15 Friday8:00 a.m. Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat (Heroic)9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Haydn: Piano Trio no. 25 in E Minor

16 Saturday8:00 a.m. Glinka: Memory of “A Summer Night

in Madrid”9:00 a.m. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 3

in D Minor

10:00 a.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade11:00 a.m. Borodin: Symphony no. 3 in A Minor12:00 p.m. Balakirev: “Overture on Three Russian

Themes”1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Bizet: “Habanera” from Carmen

17 Sunday7:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: “Cherubic Hymn” in C9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 13 (Meine Seufzer,

Meine Tränen)10:00 a.m. Haydn: The Seasons12:00 p.m. Cui: Miniature Suite

1:00 p.m. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition2:00 p.m. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from

Prince Igor3:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1

in B-flat Minor4:00 p.m. Glazunov: Symphony no. 2

in F-sharp Minor5:00 p.m. Renaissance Fare

18 Monday8:00 a.m. S. Ward: “America the Beautiful”9:00 a.m. Chabrier: Pastoral Suite

10:00 a.m. Cui: Suite (In the Popular Style)12:00 p.m. Chabrier: “Fête Polonaise” from King in

Spite of Himself2:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 in E Minor

(From the New World)3:00 p.m. Price: Symphony no. 1 in E Minor5:00 p.m. Steffe: “Battle Hymn of the Republic”7:00 p.m. Humperdinck: Overture to Hansel

and Gretel

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10:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D (London)12:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 6

in B-flat2:00 p.m. Weber: Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat3:00 p.m. Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A Minor6:00 p.m. Verdi: “Di Provenza il Mar” from

La Traviata7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Schumann: Scenes from Childhood

22 Friday8:00 a.m. Schubert: Impromptu in G-flat, D. 899,

no. 39:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Butterworth: “The Banks of Green Willow”

23 Saturday8:00 a.m. Vaughan Williams: Overture to

The Wasps9:00 a.m. Clementi: Symphony no. 3 in G (The

Great National)10:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat11:00 a.m. C.P.E. Bach.: String Symphony in A12:00 p.m. Elgar: Bavarian Dances

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo

Theme

24 Sunday7:00 a.m. Purcell: “Hear My Prayer, o Lord”9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 111 (Was Mein Gott Will,

das g’scheh Allzeit)10:00 a.m. Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John

Chrysostom12:00 p.m. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat

1:00 p.m. Frederick the Great: Flute Concerto no. 3 in C

2:00 p.m. E.T.A. Hoffmann: Symphony in E-flat3:00 p.m. Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A4:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3

in A Minor (Scottish)5:00 p.m. Rodrigo: Fantasia for a Gentleman

25 Monday9:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 24

in C Minor10:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E-flat12:00 p.m. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage

of Figaro2:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 12 in F

8:00 p.m. Copland: Appalachian Spring9:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C Minor,

op. 68

19 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G

10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat (Eroica)

12:00 p.m. Fauré: “Après un Rêve”1:00 p.m. Bizet: Carmen Suite no. 12:00 p.m. R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry

Pranks3:00 p.m. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor7:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture8:00 p.m. Sibelius: Symphony no. 3 in C9:00 p.m. Mozart: Serenade no. 9 in D (Posthorn)

20 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, op. 72

10:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 100 in G (Military)

12:00 p.m. Chausson: Two Dances from The Tempest

2:00 p.m. Donizetti: Ballet Music from La Favorita3:00 p.m. Liszt: Fantasy on Hungarian Folk

Themes7:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 3 in D8:00 p.m. Lalo: Cello Concerto in D Minor9:00 p.m. Chausson: Poème

21 Thursday8:00 a.m. Offenbach: Overture to La Belle Hélène9:00 a.m. Schumann: Concert Piece in F for Four

Horns and Orchestra

program listings (january)10:00 a.m. Dvořák: Serenade in D Minor for Winds12:00 p.m. Chopin: Impromptu no. 4 in C-sharp

Minor (“Fantasie-Impromptu”)1:00 p.m. Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in D2:00 p.m. Respighi: Rossiniana3:00 p.m. Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1

in D Minor5:00 p.m. Hérold: Overture to Zampa7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Tavener: “Song for Athene”

29 Friday8:00 a.m. Delius: “By the River” from Florida Suite9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Arensky: Piano Trio no. 1 in D Minor

30 Saturday8:00 a.m. Quantz: Flute Concerto in G9:00 a.m. Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 2 in D

10:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C11:00 a.m. Falla: Three Dances from The Three-

Cornered Hat12:00 p.m. Bruch: Kol Nidrei

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Herbert: Five Pieces for Cello

and Strings

31 Sunday7:00 a.m. Schubert: ”Consecration of the Day”9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 144 (Nimm, Was Dein Ist,

und Gehe Hin)10:00 a.m. Fiocco: Missa Solemnis in D12:00 p.m. Schubert: Sonata in A Minor

(Arpeggione)1:00 p.m. Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D2:00 p.m. Offenbach: Cello Concerto in G

(Military)3:00 p.m. Grieg: In Autumn4:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B Minor

(Unfinished)5:00 p.m. Glass: “Echorus”

3:00 p.m. Mozart: String Quartet no. 17 in B-flat (Hunt)

7:00 p.m. Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 3 in E-flat8:00 p.m. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A9:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 38 in D (Prague)

10:00 p.m. Mozart: “Ave Verum Corpus”

26 Tuesday8:00 a.m. Mozart: Overture to The Abduction to

the Seraglio9:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C Minor

10:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 25 in G Minor12:00 p.m. Mozart: 12 Variations in C on

“Twinkle, Twinkle”2:00 p.m. Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5 in A

(Turkish)3:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 36 in C (Linz)7:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C8:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G Minor9:00 p.m. Mozart: Violin Sonata in F

10:00 p.m. Mozart: Rondo in A Minor

27 Wednesday8:00 a.m. Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute9:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat

10:00 a.m. Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 in G12:00 p.m. Mozart: Rondo from Serenade no. 7

in D (Haffner)2:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 11 in A3:00 p.m. Mozart: Quintet in E-flat for Piano

and Winds5:00 p.m. Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni7:00 p.m. Mozart: Serenade no. 13 in G (Eine

Kleine Nachtmusik)8:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20

in D Minor9:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C (Jupiter)

10:00 p.m. Mozart: “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers of the Confessor

28 Thursday9:00 a.m. Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no. 2

in G Minor

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1 Monday9:00 a.m. Veracini: Overture no. 2 in F

10:00 a.m. Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2 in E Minor12:00 p.m. Agrell: Sinfonia in A

2:00 p.m. Price: Concerto in One Movement3:00 p.m. Herbert: Irish Rhapsody7:00 p.m. My Life in Music8:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 3 in F9:00 p.m. Martinů: Symphony no. 4

10:00 p.m. Verdi: “Ave Maria” from Otello

2 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Smetana: The Moldau

10:00 a.m. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D12:00 p.m. Bacheler: “Pavan”

2:00 p.m. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin3:00 p.m. Schubert: String Trio in B-flat5:00 p.m. Kreisler: Violin Concerto

In Vivaldi’s Style7:00 p.m. Suppé: “Light Cavalry” Overture8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D9:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 in G

10:00 p.m. Dowland: “Pavana”

3 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3

in A Minor (Scottish)

10:00 a.m. Hailstork: Two Romances for Viola and Chamber Ensemble

12:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture2:00 p.m. Chopin: Ballade no. 4 in F Minor3:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 in A

(Italian)5:00 p.m. Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D7:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 96 in D (Miracle)8:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto

in E Minor9:00 p.m. Schubert: String Quartet no. 14

in D Minor (Death and the Maiden)10:00 p.m. Still: Miniatures for Oboe, Flute,

and Piano

4 Thursday8:00 a.m. Dett: “Juba”9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 15 in D

(Pastoral)10:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6

in B Minor (Pathétique)12:00 p.m. Chevalier de Saint-George: Symphony

in G1:00 p.m. Ireland: A London Overture2:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G3:00 p.m. Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite5:30 p.m. Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 8 in A Minor

5 Friday8:00 a.m. Joplin: “Solace”9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Donizetti: “Una Furtiva Lagrima” from L’Elisir d’Amore

6 Saturday8:00 a.m. Handel: Harp Concerto in B-flat9:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D

10:00 a.m. Schubert: Sonatina in D11:00 a.m. Vivaldi: Concerto in G for Two

Mandolins12:00 p.m. Chopin: Polonaise Fantasy in A-flat

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Cello Sonata no. 4 in C, op.

102, no. 1

7 Sunday7:00 a.m. Traditional: “Deep River”9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 126 (Erhalt uns, Herr, bei

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program listings (february)10:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Elijah12:00 p.m. Bottesini: “Duetto” for Clarinet and

Double Bass1:00 p.m. Still: Suite for Violin and Piano2:00 p.m. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez3:00 p.m. Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat (Sunrise)4:00 p.m. Telemann: Viola Concerto in G5:00 p.m. My Life in Music

8 Monday8:00 a.m. Grétry: Overture to Le Magnifique9:00 a.m. White, Joseph: Violin Concerto in

F-sharp Minor10:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 26 in D

(Coronation)12:00 p.m. Williams: Three Pieces from

Schindler’s List1:00 p.m. Dvořák: In Nature’s Realm2:00 p.m. Williams: Suite from Star Wars, Episode

VII—The Force Awakens3:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C Minor7:00 p.m. Renaissance Fare8:00 p.m. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A

10:00 p.m. Williams: “Hymn to the Fallen” from Saving Private Ryan

9 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 6 in D (Morning)

10:00 a.m. Price: Symphony no. 4 in D Minor12:00 p.m. Coleridge-Taylor: “Queen’s Waltz”

2:00 p.m. Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 4 in D3:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 7 in D Minor7:00 p.m. Copland: “An Outdoor Overture”8:00 p.m. Still: Symphony no. 1 (Afro-American)9:00 p.m. Respighi: The Pines of Rome

10 Wednesday8:00 a.m. Boyer: “Celebration Overture”9:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1

in G Minor10:00 a.m. Grieg: Norwegian Dances12:00 p.m. Bonds: “Troubled Water”

2:00 p.m. Sowande: African Suite3:00 p.m. Liszt: Les Préludes6:00 p.m. Schubert: “Ave Maria”7:00 p.m. Bellini: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat8:00 p.m. Boyer: Symphony no. 19:00 p.m. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor

11 Thursday8:00 a.m. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia9:00 a.m. Elgar: Enigma Variations

10:00 a.m. Dvořák: Piano Concerto in G Minor12:00 p.m. Traditional: “Steal Away”

2:00 p.m. Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D3:00 p.m. Franck: Symphonic Variations6:00 p.m. Coleman: “Umoja”7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Joplin: “The Chrysanthemum”

12 Friday8:00 a.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture to

May Night9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Traditional: “Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child”

13 Saturday8:00 a.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F9:00 a.m. Sor: Fantasy and Brilliant Variations

10:00 a.m. Dett: Magnolia Suite11:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp

Minor (Farewell)12:00 p.m. Sor: Variations on a Theme by Mozart

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Hailstork: Three Spirituals

14 Sunday7:00 a.m. Schubert: “In Springtime”

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9:00 a.m. Bach: Cantata 23 (Du Wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn)

10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D12:00 p.m. Valentines Day by advance request

5:00 p.m. Renaissance Fare

15 Monday8:00 a.m. Sousa: “The Stars and Stripes Forever”9:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 23 in A

10:00 a.m. Still: Folk Suite no. 212:00 p.m. Praetorius: Suite in D from Terpsichore

2:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances3:00 p.m. Copland: Lincoln Portrait4:00 p.m. Sousa: “Presidential Polonaise”7:00 p.m. Dvořák: String Quartet no. 12 in F

(American)8:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6

in B Minor (Pathétique)9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C Minor

16 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake

10:00 a.m. Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A Minor12:00 p.m. Corigliano: “Lullaby for Natalie”

2:00 p.m. Ravel: Noble and Sentimental Waltzes3:00 p.m. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A (Trout)7:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 82 in C

(The Bear)8:00 p.m. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1

in E Minor9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F

(Pastoral)

17 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Price: Symphony no. 1 in E Minor

10:00 a.m. Corelli: Concerto Grosso in C12:00 p.m. Clarence C. White: “Levee Dance”

2:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 in C Minor (Organ)

3:00 p.m. Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 in A Minor

7:00 p.m. Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite no. 18:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 5 in B-flat9:00 p.m. Berlioz: Harold in Italy

18 Thursday8:00 a.m. Joplin: “Bethena”9:00 a.m. Bach: Concerto in D Minor for

Two Violins10:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 17 in G12:00 p.m. Traditional: “Deep River”

1:00 p.m. Borodin: Nocturne from String Quartet no. 2 in D

2:00 p.m. Korngold: Fairy Tale Pictures3:00 p.m. Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony5:00 p.m. Falla: “Ritual Fire Dance”7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House

10:00 p.m. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

19 Friday8:00 a.m. Boccherini: Cello Sonata in G9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Boccherini: String Quintet in E

20 Saturday8:00 a.m. Price: “Fantasie Negre”9:00 a.m. Beriot: Violin Concerto no. 8 in D

10:00 a.m. Schumann: Symphony no. 2 in C11:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5

in E Minor12:00 p.m. Czerny: Fantasia in F Minor

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera4:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 2 in D5:00 p.m. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat

21 Sunday7:00 a.m. Dowland: Song and Two Galliards9:00 a.m. Bach: Motet no. 3 (Jesu, Meine Freude)

10:00 a.m. Zelenka: Requiem in C Minor12:00 p.m. Dett: Cinnamon Grove

1:00 p.m. Delibes: Coppélia3:00 p.m. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and

Cello in A Minor4:00 p.m. Coleman: Concerto for Wind Quintet5:00 p.m. Widor: Toccata from Symphony no. 5 in

F Minor for Organ9:00 p.m. George T. Walker: “Lyric for Strings”

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8:00 a.m. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 29:00 a.m. Gade: Octet in F for Strings

10:00 a.m. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C Minor

12:00 p.m. Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C2:00 p.m. Vaughan Williams: English Folk

Song Suite3:00 p.m. Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C5:00 p.m. Hailstork: “Fanfare on ‘Amazing Grace’”7:00 p.m. Chevalier de Saint-George: Violin

Concerto in D8:00 p.m. Gershwin: Concerto in F9:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 in E Minor

(From the New World)

23 Tuesday9:00 a.m. Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat

10:00 a.m. Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1 in G Minor12:00 p.m. Still: Kaintuck, Poem for Piano and

Orchestra2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 in C3:00 p.m. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks7:00 p.m. Copland: Four Dance Episodes from

Rodeo8:00 p.m. Handel: Water Music9:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Incidental Music from A

Midsummer Night’s Dream

24 Wednesday9:00 a.m. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor

10:00 a.m. Weber: Grand Duo Concertante for Clarinet and Piano

12:00 p.m. Dvořák: Prague Waltzes2:00 p.m. Coleridge-Taylor: Petite Suite de Concert3:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 9 in C (Great)7:00 p.m. Suk: Fantastic Scherzo8:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 36 in C (Linz)9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat

(Archduke)

25 Thursday9:00 a.m. Telemann: Suite in A Minor for Flute

and Strings10:00 a.m. Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony12:00 p.m. Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 1 in D

2:00 p.m. Schumann: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat (Rhenish)

3:00 p.m. Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole

6:00 p.m. Leoncavallo: “Vesti la Giubba” from Pagliacci

7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Opera House10:00 p.m. R. Strauss: “Befreit”

26 Friday8:00 a.m. Joplin: “Gladiolus Rag”9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday

10:00 p.m. Bridge: “Spring Song”

27 Saturday8:00 a.m. Parry: Lady Radnor’s Suite9:00 a.m. Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor

10:00 a.m. Telemann: Burleske Suite11:00 a.m. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 6 in A12:00 p.m. Traditional: “O What a Beautiful City!”

1:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera5:00 p.m. Puccini: “Un Bel di Vedremo”

28 Sunday7:00 a.m. Rossini: “O Salutaris Hostia” from

Petite Messe Solennelle9:00 a.m. Bach: Motet no. 4 (Fürchte Dich Nicht,

Ich Bin bei Dir), BWV 22810:00 a.m. Dubois: The Seven Last Words of Christ12:00 p.m. Rossini: Overture to William Tell

1:00 p.m. Still: Symphony no. 3 (The Sunday Symphony)

2:00 p.m. Rossini: String Sonata no. 2 in A3:00 p.m. Arban: Variations on “Casta Diva”4:00 p.m. Bizet: Symphony in C5:00 p.m. Rossini: “Largo al Factotum” from The

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250th anniversary of beethoven’s birthBy Nan PincusLudwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday is December 16 this year. Everyone in the classical world is excited, and we at The Classical Station are no exception. Listeners can expect to hear a wide variety of Beethoven interpretations, from symphonies to concertos, to chamber music and sonatas.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s work is as inexhaust-ible as it is thrilling. His stories are numer-ous and dramatic, often emphasizing his straddling of the mortal and immortal divide, such as the story of his death, in which the Viennese skies split with lightning.

In total, Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, five of which are considered some of the most phenomenal ever written, five piano concertos, one violin concerto, sixteen string quartets, thirty-two piano sonatas, two masses, one opera, ten overtures, ten sonatas for violin and piano, and five sonatas for cello and piano.

Had he been born at a later date, it might have been said that he had a face made for radio, as he described his visage, “Oh God, what a plague it is to one when he has so fatal a face as mine.” But anything he was lacking in his physical beauty, he made up for with his the beauty of his music.

Just us for Beethovenfest from December 14 through 16, as The Classical Station celebrates Beethoven’s life and music with fantastic releases, playing both landmark performances and contemporary releases that will be future classics. Among the wide range of works we’re delighted to broadcast will be Quatuor Ébène’s Beethoven Around the World, Stephen Hough’s Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies. q

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lately we’ve readRough IdeasStephen HoughFarrar, Straus, and Giroux, 464 pagesA review by Greysolynne HymanYou may know Stephen Hough as a concert pianist, but you probably don’t know that he is a painter and prize-winning poet. This Renaissance man is the first classical musi-cian to have received a MacArthur Genius Grant. Mr. Hough’s newest book, Rough Ideas, is a collection of short essays, or as I might call them, “thought pieces.” They are the result of notes about a wide range of topics that he jotted down while he was waiting—at airports, on planes, and in hotel rooms. After reading one of these essays and reflecting on it, I often felt that I had been engaged in a conversation with a warm, witty, and intelligent friend.

As you might expect from a concert pianist, almost three-quarters of the book is devoted to musical topics. It’s clear from the begin-ning that this is a man with a sense of humor who loves language. Even the title, Rough Ideas, is a play on words.

Mr. Hough provides insights from a per-former’s perspective. Even the pros are ner-vous! For him, playing a piece is like having a conversation with the composer. While we marvel watching a pianist’s fingers and hands moving across the keyboard, there are more body parts involved, and each must be in an optimum position.

“Passion” is a word that occurs often in Mr. Hough’s description of a performance. He points out something every audience mem-ber knows; we experience music as emo-tion—the composer’s, the performer’s, and, most important to us, our own reaction.

His analysis of pieces in the piano repertoire is technically detailed. Some are especially challenging—“Dvořák’s Concerto for Ten Thumbs” (Piano Concerto in G Minor, op. 33). His analysis allows him to express the beauty of the music as in the third move-ment of Schubert’s Piano Sonata in B-flat, in which the delicate touch and the inter-play of major and minor reflect the fragility of human emotions. He also sets works in the context of the composers’ lives and effects on their music. At the 1889 world’s fair in Paris, Debussy heard the gamelan of Southeast Asia for the first time and then used the pentatonic scale in some of his own compositions.

Stephen Hough’s Rough Ideas offers you the opportunity for an encounter with a multi-dimensional genius.

Rough Ideas is available in hard cover, paper-back, Kindle, and Nook formats. q

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The Classical Station’s Top 100It’s no secret that listeners of The Classical Station are the best, and you have great taste in music! So be sure to join us during the final week of 2020 as we unveil the results of our Top 100 survey of listener favorites. From Saturday, December 26, through Thursday, December 31, we’ll feature the musical selections you’ve ranked as your top choices. What a fun way to end the year!

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